VANCOUVER, May 2, 2016 /CNW/ - Canfor Corporation (TSX:CFP)
announces, in accordance with Toronto Stock Exchange requirements, the voting results from its Annual General Meeting held
Wednesday, April 27, 2016 in Prince George, British Columbia.
A total of 115,754,311 common shares were voted at the meeting representing 87.16% of the votes attached to all outstanding
shares. Shareholders voted in favour of all items of business before the meeting, including the election of all director
nominees as follows:
|
Director
|
Votes For
|
Percentage of Votes
For
|
|
Peter J.G. Bentley
|
108,223,820
|
95.48%
|
|
Glen D. Clark
|
111,872,834
|
98.70%
|
|
Michael J. Korenberg
|
110,657,857
|
97.63%
|
|
James A. Pattison
|
107,057,542
|
94.45%
|
|
Conrad A. Pinette
|
113,230,181
|
99.90%
|
|
James McNeill (Mack) Singleton
|
113,334,682
|
99.99%
|
|
Ross S. Smith
|
113,130,618
|
99.81%
|
|
William W. Stinson
|
111,230,467
|
98.14%
|
|
John R. Baird
|
113,328,514
|
99.99%
|
Detailed voting results for the meeting are available on SEDAR at www.sedar.com. The vote on the election of directors was conducted by a show of hands. The above figures
are based on proxies voted for and percentage of votes for at the meeting.
Forward Looking Statements
Certain statements in this press release constitute "forward-looking statements" which involve known and unknown risks,
uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual results to be materially different from any future results, performance or
achievements expressed or implied by such statements. Words such as "expects", "anticipates", "projects", "intends", "plans",
"will", "believes", "seeks", "estimates", "should", "may", "could", and variations of such words and similar expressions are
intended to identify such forward-looking statements. These statements are based on management's current expectations and beliefs
and actual events or results may differ materially. There are many factors that could cause such actual events or results expressed
or implied by such forward-looking statements to differ materially from any future results expressed or implied by such statements.
Forward-looking statements are based on current expectations and Canfor assumes no obligation to update such information to reflect
later events or developments, except as required by law.
Canfor is a leading integrated forest products company based in Vancouver, British Columbia
("BC") with interests in BC, Alberta, North and South Carolina,
Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi
and Arkansas. Canfor produces primarily softwood lumber and also owns a 51.9% interest in Canfor Pulp Products Inc., which is
one of the largest producers of market northern bleached softwood kraft pulp and a leading producer of high performance kraft
paper. Canfor shares are traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol CFP.
SOURCE Canfor Corporation
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